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Kyoto, Japan for Nature Photography

A visual feast during any season, Kyoto features Japanese scenery at its most stunning. With thousands of temples and shrines, enchanting Japanese gardens, elegant imperial palaces, magical forests, vibrant festivals and exotic geisha walking around, there’s plenty to capture in this traditional city. Quick tip: Shoot Arashiyama bamboo grove from a low angle to capture its immense height and experiment with your White Balance settings to display the forest’s greens correctly. The city also makes a good excuse to test out the EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, which delivers at every focal length and distance and is great for capturing nature photography.